German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on people to stand up for democracy and freedom on the 80th anniversary of the assassination attempt on Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. “The coup attempt on July 20, 1944 failed. The unifying goals of the resistance did not,” Scholz said at a government memorial ceremony in Berlin. He emphasized that there was an alternative to the Nazi dictatorship, and a better Germany. “It is the Germany of our Basic Law,” Scholz said, referring to the German constitution. Scholz said the resistance was a reminder not to resign in the face of history. Today’s binding commi…